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G. N. SHEPARDSON.

MOISTURE SHIELD FOR MOTORS. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2.1'919. RENEWED OCT.9. 1919.

Patented NOV. 25, 1919.

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G. N. SHEPARDSON.

MQISTURE SHIELD FOR MOTORS. APPUCATION FILED 1AN.2. 1919. RENEWED OCT.9. 1919.

1,322,635, Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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MOISTURE-SHIELD non Morons.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25,1919.

7 Application filed January 2, 1919, Serial No. 269,264. Renewed October9, 1919. Serial No. 329,633.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE N. SHEPARD- SON, acitizen of the United States of America, and resident of Memphis, in thecounty of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Moisture-Shields for Motors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for automobiles and particularlyto moisture shields for motors, the said invention having for its objectthe provision of novel means for preventing water from gaining access tothe ignition system of an explo-- 1soi lre motor when installed in anautomo- A further object of this invention is to provide novel means forintercepting water which enters joints of automobile hoods and divertingit from the wirings or spark plugs and furthermore to provide a guardfor protecting the fan belt of an explosive motor.

A still further object of this invention is to provide shields of thecharacter indicated and novel means for their mounting with respect tothe operating parts of an automobile.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which will not interfere with access to the motor oroperating parts and which will prove strong and durable as well asefiicient and satisfactory in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details. of constructlon, and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein likecharacters denote correspond ing parts in the several views, and inWhich- Figure 1 illustrates a fragment of an automobile showing theinvention applied under the hood thereof;

Fig. 2 illustrates a top plan view with the hood removed;

Fig. 3 illustrates an end view with the hood removed;

Fig. 4 illustrates a detail view of the clamp;

Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the shields; and

Fig. 6 illustrates a sectional view showing the manner of anchoring oneend of one of the shields.

. In these drawings 10 denotes a fragment of an automobile, 11 a bracerod extending from the dash 12 to the radiator 13, the said rod beingusually below of the automobile.

The shield 14: comprises a plate which is supported under the jointbetween the sections of the hood so that water dripping therethroughwill strike the shield and be deflected laterally and away from thespark plugs of the motor. The rear end of the shield has a T-head 15provided with an upwardly extending flange 16 which is preferably seatedin a recess 17 formed in the dash board and it may be secured therein byfastenings 18 such as screws orthe like. This anchorage of the rear endof the shield insures against moisture or water a joint of the hoodgaining access to the wiring or conductors which extends from theradiator 13 to the water jacket of the motor and the said bracket has atits upper end an angular foot 23 which is apertured to receivefastenings 24 by which the outer end of the shield is connected to it.The arm of the bracket also has apertures 25 to receive a U-shaped bolt26, the loop of which bolt partially encircles the brace rod 11 wherebythe bracket is anchored so as to hold the shield 20 in proper positionwith relation to the fan belt.

The configuration of the shield 20 may be modified to suit particularrequirements and the arm of the bracket may be bent to insure itsclearing the-water connections, while at the same time it reaches intoposition to hold the shield.

I claim 1. In {a moisture shield for motors, a shield having a flange atone end adapted to be seated in a recess in the/dash board in atransversely inclined position, a bracket, a shield carried by the lowerend of the bracket and adapted to guard a fan belt of a motor, a foot-onthe upperend of the bracket, means for attaching the first'mentionedshield to the saidfoot, and a clamp V for securing the bracket to abrace rod of an automobile radiator.

:2. In a moisture shleld for motors, a shield-comprising aplate h'avlnga T-end, a

' flange at the end "of the plate, means for securing the flange to adash board, a bracket, means for securlng the bracket to abrace rod of aradiator, a shield on'the loWer'end of the bracket for guarding a fanbelt, a foot on the: upper end of the bracket eX- 'GEORGE N. sHEPARnsoN.

